Post-Adoption Adjustment & Identity Shifts

Post-Adoption Adjustment & Identity Shifts

Adoptive parent reflecting on identity shifts and emotional changes during post-adoption adjustment, supported through Christian parenting guidance.

Patterns I regularly work through together with adoptive parents

  • Feeling alone, unseen, or misunderstood by friends, family, or church
  • Grieving the loss of how you thought it would be
  • Navigating identity as a parent in this new reality
  • Wondering, “Why is this so hard, and what’s wrong with me?”